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Windsor vs Broad Brook vs Putnam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most homeowners (82.4%).
Broad Brook has the most expensive homes ($347k median).
Putnam has the most renters (40.2% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Windsor | Broad Brook | Putnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 29,468Highest |
3,609Lowest |
9,292 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±1.9Highest 6% above CT |
41.8±12.5Lowest about the CT average |
43.7±3Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.1 CT: 20.2% |
20.1%±7.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
20%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.3 CT: 7.1% |
10.3%±5.5Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,725±$8kHighest 9% above CT |
$97,625±$42k about the CT average |
$70,561±$7kLowest 26% below CT |
| Windsor and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
$347,400±$42kHighest 5% below CT |
$269,200±$11kLowest 27% below CT |
| Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
$1,297±$202 13% below CT |
$1,149±$44Lowest 23% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,351 19% below CT |
$5,728Highest 14% below CT |
$3,860Lowest 42% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±10.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
40%±21.4 CT: 52.6% |
37.7%±11.6Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor and Broad Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.9% CT: 10% |
11.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
68.7% CT: 66.5% |
59.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
25 minHighest 6% below CT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
18.2%±7.8Highest CT: 16% |
9%±2.8Lowest CT: 16% |
| Broad Brook and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 149 in CT | — | #128 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | — | Putnam School District |
| High school in town | Windsor High School | — | Putnam High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.